1958 Salvadoran legislative election explained
| Country: | El Salvador |
| Previous Election: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1960 |
| Election Date: | 23 March 1958 |
| Seats For Election: | All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Party1: | Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification |
| Leader1: | José Lemus |
| Percentage1: | 100 |
| Seats1: | 54 |
| Last Election1: | 54 |
| Map: | Elecciones legislativas de El Salvador de 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958 y 1960 - Resultados por Departamento.svg |
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 23 March 1958.[1] The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which won all 54 seats unopposed after opposition candidates withdrew from the elections.[2]
Bibliography
- Political Handbook of the world, 1958. New York, 1959.
- Eguizábal, Cristina. 1984. "El Salvador: elecciones sin democracia." Polemica (Costa Rica) 14/15:16-33 (marzo-junio 1984).
- Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1967. El Salvador election factbook, March 5, 1967. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems.
- Ruddle, Kenneth. 1972. Latin American political statistics. supplement to the statistical abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, UCLA.
Notes and References
- [Dieter Nohlen]
- Benítez Manaut, Raúl (1990) "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas" Secuencia 17:71-92, p72
